Community Mental Health Agencies | KidsTLC - Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Resource Name:Community Mental Health Agencies | KidsTLC - Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Intensive Outpatient Program is a structured group therapy program designed for children, ages 6 through 17, who exhibit psychiatric symptoms and significant impairment in day-to-day educational, social and interpersonal functioning. This unique program offers a much-needed intermediate level of care, serving as a bridge between inpatient hospitalization or PRTF and a traditional office outpatient setting. Parent/caregiver participation is required.
Eligibility
Medically necessary service; medical necessity is determined by the MCO (insurance company). Typically youth are engaged in outpatient services that are not working, are discharging from an acute/PRTF or sometimes IOP is used as a preventative to acute/PRTF
Required documents
IOP Referral form
IOP Intake Packet
Hours
Hours vary
Additional Contact Information
Dan Lash (Director of Clinical Compliance and Lotus Programming)
Main Email
Languages
Interpretation services for most languages; ASL
Application process
IOP is a medically necessary service that requires precertification prior to starting the program. KidsTLC has a referral form that is completed by the youth’s current therapeutic provider. Once the referral form is completed it is sent to the intake department. Upon receiving the information, intake staff will complete the preauthorization with the appropriate MCO for approval. If approved for services, intake staff will then follow up with the legal guardian regarding the program and when the youth can start. Sessions typically begin on Mondays and run anywhere from 2-5 weeks for the initial authorization. If more time is needed, providers can complete a utilization review with the MCO for additional time.
Fees
Accepts all 3 of the Kansas Medicaid providers: Amerigroup, Sunflower/Cenpatico, and UBH; and private pay.
Service area
Kansas
address
15940 College Blvd, Lenexa, KS 66219
913-764-2887
Voice
·Main Phone
913-780-3387
Fax
·Fax
Website
https://www.kidstlc.orgLast Assured
07/01/2026
Data provided by
United Way of Greater Kansas City 211